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WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2
LETTER TO THE EDITOR ..............PAGE 4
CULTURE WATCH ............................PAGE 5
CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 8
MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
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H OW D O YO U D ESC R I B Eperfection? What can you sayabout a fantasy that keeps youspellbound and holding yourbreath for 70 minutes? How can I
AT THE END OF THE SECONDannual Gourmandise GrainConference (Sep. 24 and 25, 2017)at Gourmandise School of Sweets
MarshallRated PG-13118 MinutesReleased October 13th
MARSHALL IS A RELEVANT ANDtimely movie - a gripping storytaken from the life of ThurgoodMarshall, the first AfricanAmerican member of the USSupreme Court. The movie focus-
IN THE GRAIN: Growing AMovement
A Show LikeNo Other
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SEE MOVIE PAGE 10
By Sarah A. Spitz
Culture Watch
By Kathryn Whitney Boole
Film Review
By Cynthia Citron
Play Time
What’s Up Westside
OUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA
Thursday, October 26Movie: The PhantomCarriage (1921) with Live ScoreThe Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensembleperforms a live musical score to the1921 silent Swedish horror film, directedby the father of Swedish cinema, VictorSjöström. (89 min.) Main Library, 601Santa Monica Blvd., 7 – 8:45 p.m.
Painted Pumpkins Decorate a mini pumpkin with paintand other materials. Limited space.Ages 5-12. Main Library, 601 SantaMonica Blvd., 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Movie Screening: TheNight of the HunterFilm scholar Vivian Rosenbergscreens and discusses this tensethriller in which a psychoticpreacher (Robert Mitchum) plotsto kill a widow and her two chil-dren for money that was hiddenon their farm. (93 min.) MontanaAvenue Branch Library, 1704Montana Ave, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
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For many Santa Monicans theend of October takes on a deepermeaning as they observe Dia de losMuertos, or Day of the Dead, tohonor family members who havepassed away. Families observe theholiday at home by building a smallshrine and then go out into thecommunity for festivals andprayers. The three-day holiday hasgrown in popularity across culturesthrough its iconic imagery: tanger-
ine marigolds, decorated sugarskulls, and dancing skeletons.
The Mexican holiday beginsOct. 31 on All Hallows Eve, whenthe spirits of dead children arebelieved to come back to visit. Thenext day is All Saints Day, whenadult spirits are believed to returnto earth for one night. Then, onNov. 2 families go to the cemeteryto decorate the graves and tombsof their relatives to commemorateAll Souls Day.
This year, the City of SantaMonica is embracing the tradition
with eight free events throughoutthe next week, leading up to a cel-ebration at Woodlawn Cemeteryon Nov. 4.
“This is the sixth year the Cityof Santa Monica has hosted a com-munity celebration to rememberour ancestors at WoodlawnCemetery,” Public InformationOfficer Constance Farrell said.“This year, events hosted inlibraries, parks, and schools offerthe opportunity to connect with
Honor the dead with Dia de los Muertos festivities
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PUMPKINS Constance FarrellPatrons try to grab as many pumpkins as they can at the Downtown Santa Monica Farmer's Market.
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Journaling Journaling offers a tremendous bene-fit for the mind, body, and spirit. Joinus as we write from prompts. No writ-ing experience necessary. Bring yourfavorite pen or pencil and willingnessto experiment on the page! Journalswill be provided. Pico Branch Library,2201 Pico Blvd, 2 – 3 p.m.
Current Events Discussion GroupJoin organizers for a lively discussion ofthe latest news with your friends andneighbors. Fairview Branch Library, 2101Ocean Park Blvd, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, October 27United Methodist WomenHoliday BazaarThe First United Methodist Women ofSanta Monica are gearing up for theirannual Holiday Bazaar, which benefitsmission projects and is UMW’s principalfundraiser. The bazaar is a festive way tojump-start your holiday shopping! Don’tmiss handmade goods, casseroles,fudge, baked goods, attic treasures, aSilent Auction and more! 5 - 8 p.m. $5entrance, (includes soup, bread. coffeeand cookie) in the Fireside Room. Sunday, October 29 (free) from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. after worship in the UMWWorkroom. First United MethodistChurch of Santa Monica, 1008 11thStreet (Free parking across the streetfrom the church)
Creepy Cookies for KidsMake your own monster cookie andenjoy other spooky treats! This pro-gram is part of the Santa MonicaEats! Series.For ages 2-10. MontanaAvenue Branch Library, 1704 MontanaAve, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Guest House Open Free tours begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1p.m. No reservations needed. AnnenbergCommunity Beach House, 415 PCH.
Citizenship ClassesAn ongoing series of classes taughtby Adult Education Center instruc-
tors. Instructors help students com-plete and submit their application,and prepare them to pass the officialreview. Enrollment is through theSMMUSD Adult Center (310) 664-6222, ext. 76203. Pico BranchLibrary, 2201 Pico Blvd, 9 – 11:30 a.m.
First Quarter Moon, theRing Nebula, and a PrettyDouble Star!”The feature shows are at 8 p.m. and arepreceded by “The Night Sky Show” at 7p.m. Take a look at some delights of theearly autumn sky: the Moon and its Seasof Tranquility and Serenity – sites of thefirst and last human lunar landings todate – the Ring Nebula, and the prettymulticolored double star Albireo, the“head” of Cygnus the Swan. If cloudsintervene, the program will stay in theplanetarium with high-resolutionimages. Second floor of Drescher Hall(1900 Pico Blvd.). $11 ($9 seniors andchildren) for the evening’s scheduled“double bill,” or $6 ($5 seniors age 60+and children age 12 and under) for a sin-gle Night Sky or feature show or tele-scope-viewing session. For information,please call (310) 434-3005 or seewww.smc.edu/eventsinfo orwww.smc.edu/planetarium. All showssubject to change or cancellation with-out notice.
Saturday, October 28Franklin ElementarySchool Halloween Carnival Magical Fun for All Ages! Please join us asthe The Wizarding World of Franklinalights at Franklin Elementary School.This community event features a wizard-ing school, magic show, carnival rides,games, laser tag, prizes, food court, pet-ting zoo, a spooky haunted house, bookfair and much more… 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.http://franklinschoolpta.org/fundrais-ing/franklin-carnival/
Art Division FilmCollective ScreeningPlease join organizers for a closingreception on Saturday, October 28from 3 – 5 p.m., including a screeningof Buen Provecho by Art Division's LaCarcacha Film Collective at 3:30 p.m.Annenberg Community Beach House,415 PCH, http://annenbergbeach-house.com/beachculture
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The PierSpecial Olympics Honors Pacific Park’s CEO Mary Ann Powell
Special Olympics Southern California honored Mary Ann Powell, Chief ExecutiveOfficer at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, during the 21st Annual Pier Del Solfundraising event at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, Oct. 8.
Powell has spent more than 20 years elevating Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pierto new heights. As the CEO and owner of Santa Monica Amusements, Powell understandsand respects Pacific Park’s important role within the community, and as such alignedwith Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) in 1997 with the launch of Pier del Sol.
In 2008, she led a one-of-a-kind eBay auction of Pacific Park’s original Ferris wheel,netting $65,000 for SOSC, and in 2012 joined Southern California Law Enforcement toraise awareness and funds for SOSC while setting a new “Guinness World Records” titleon Pacific Park’s famous Ferris wheel.
In addition to SOSC, where Powell has been a Board of Director since 2010, she hasworked diligently with a number of local Santa Monica organizations including theConvention and Visitors Bureau, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, History Museum,Police Activities League and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Pier del Sol is an exciting and unique day of fun on the historic Santa Monica Pier andPacific Park. At the only culinary festival fused with a backyard private amusement parkexperience, attendees can enjoy an exclusive VIP brunch featuring mouthwatering tast-ings from over 30 of L.A.’s top chefs and restaurants, entertainment, music, arts andcrafts, games, and unlimited rides at Pacific Park. This year’s theme was "Oktoberfest,"where a beach top VIP Beer and Wine Garden enhanced guests’ culinary palette.
All proceeds from the annual Pier Del Sol event benefit the athletes of SpecialOlympics Southern California.
Special Olympics Southern California enriches the lives of people with intellectual dis-abilities through sports, health, and leadership programs. Through the power of sports,athletes become more independent, build self-esteem, and live healthier lives. Theyinspire people to open their hearts and create more accepting and inclusive communi-ties. All Special Olympics programs are free to the athletes and their families. For moreinformation, please visit http://www.sosc.org.
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, LA’s only admission free amusement park, offers12 amusement rides, 14 midway games, an oceanfront food plaza and beachside shopping.In addition to the Pacific Wheel solar-powered Ferris wheel, Pacific Park’s signature ridesinclude The West Coaster, a steel roller coaster that races 55 feet above the Santa MonicaBay; and Inkie’s Air Lift Balloon Ride, the high-flying, family-sharing kids’ ride. For addi-tional information and hours of operation, call 310-260-8744, visit www.pacpark.com, fol-low on Twitter: @pacpark and Like at Facebook: facebook.com/pacificpark.
— SUBMITTED BY CAMERON ANDREWSCitywideGovernor appointment
Kecia B. Weller, 53, of Santa Monica, has been appointed to the California StateRehabilitation Council. Weller has been self-advocacy and community liaison for the Centerfor Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of California, Los Angeles, theTarjan Center, since 2012. She was advocacy director at People First of California from 2011to 2012, where she was interim executive director in 2011, president in 2010 and state advo-cacy reporter from 1996 to 1999. Weller was a teacher assistant at the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles Extension Pathway Program from 2008 to 2010 and a coordinatorfor self-advocacy at the Westside Regional Center from 1998 to 2010. She is a member ofthe California State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Arc’s National Center onCriminal Justice and Disability. This position does not require Senate confirmation andthere is no compensation. Weller is registered without party preference.
— SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR’S PRESS OFFICECitywideCASM Climate Corps Members Selected to Become Climate Reality Leaders!
Climate Action Santa Monica’s 2017 Climate Corps members Marina Mihailova, LaraKhosla, and Amy Southern are three of the selected young people to be a part of AlGore’s Climate Reality leaders Corps training from October 17 – 19 in Pittsburgh, PA.
With the commitment to “Fight like your world depends on it,” the effort “takesgreat leaders and makes them exceptional, providing training in climate science, com-munications and organizing in order to better tell the story of climate change andinspire communities everywhere to take action.” The call to act is immediate as all ofus are witnessing or experiencing historic hurricanes, wildfires, rains, floods, droughts,etc. with global temperatures rising, intensifying the extreme weather turmoil on theplanet thrashing populations of human and natural communities. Learning withSenator Al Gore and scientists, such as Dr. Michael Mann, Director, Earth ScienceSystem Center, Pennsylvania State University, and climate justice organizers, includ-ing Veronica Coptis from the Center for Coalfield Justice, builds on Marina’s, Amy’sand Lara’s understandings and local work with their Climate Corps peers. During sum-mer 2017, they engaged in hundreds of climate conversations throughout SantaMonica reaching residents, students, and workers, as well as visitors from across theLos Angeles region and the world.
The Climate Reality Leader Corps lessons will deepen their Climate Corps endeavorsto help Santa Monica to be carbon neutral by 2050 and invigorate other environmentaland sustainability initiatives that each of the young women is also invested in—Marina atSanta Monica College, Sustainability Works and the GoSaMo Transportation ManagementOrganization; Amy and Lara at SaMoHi’s Team Marine and Heal the Bay. Amy sums itup,” I want to learn skills and strategies for having climate conversations with the peo-ple in my community so I can make a difference in the City of Santa Monica. I want to dis-cover new ways to professionally and confidently communicate my passions, opinions,and knowledge about climate change with people of all ages and ethnicities. This oppor-tunity is truly an honor . . . I hope to be part of the journey to creating a future with intel-ligent, passionate, and sustainable people who live on this place we call our home.”Check out the team at https://www.instagram.com/climatecorps/.
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THOUGH IT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE IT WITHrecent temperatures, autumn has officiallyarrived in Southern California. Here in our cityby the sea, there’s a lot more to fall in love withthis fall than just the beach and pumpkin-spicelattes. To help you celebrate the season in SantaMonica style, we’ve put together a list of a fewof our favorite upcoming events offered bymembers of our hospitality industry.
FREE SANTA MONICA PIER SCREENING: ROGUE ELEMENTS – OCTOBER 27TH AT 6 P.M.
At this year’s final Front Porch Cinemascreening, you can unwind on old-timey lawnchairs, purchase delicious food and drinksand watch the breathtaking extreme-skiingdocumentary Rogue Elements while enjoyingbalmy ocean breezes. Admission is free.
FOURTH ANNUAL HAUNTED HOTEL AT THE VICEROY – OCTOBER 28TH AT 8 P.M.
On the Saturday before Halloween, theViceroy Santa Monica will be transformedinto the setting for the biggest and most out-rageous Halloween Costume Bash on theWestside. The evening’s entertainmentincludes a costume contest, a psychic, andtwo DJs in the main bar and ballroom. Lastyear’s event sold out, so get your tickets early.Ticket prices start at $20.
THE CRAFTSMAN HALLOWEEN BASH – OCTOBER 29TH FROM 9 P.M. – 1:30 A.M.
The Craftsman Bar and Kitchen will hostits annual Halloween Bash with live musicfrom Cardiac Arrest, drink specials (includ-ing the famous Craftsman Old Fashionedmade with skull-shaped ice cubes) and acostume contest with four big prizes. There’sno cover charge for this event.
ALL NIGHT HORRORTHON AT AERO THEATER – OCTOBER 28TH AT 7:30 P.M.
Pack your pillow and survival kit and getready for a raucous sleepover with all-nightmovies at the Aero’s 12th annualHorrorthon! Between classic creepy featuresenjoy free pizza and candy, short films andtrailers, and special giveaways, includingDVDs. Tickets are $25 for non-members.
MAIN STREET HOWL-O-WEENOCTOBER 29TH FROM NOON – 4 P.M.
Canines can get in on the seasonal funtoo with a costume contest for four-leggedfriends at Pacific Street Dog Park. Vendorswill be on hand offering treats for pets andtheir families. Attendance is free.
MONTANA AVENUE HALLOWEEN HOP OCTOBER 31TH FROM 3 P.M. – 6 P.M.
Things will be hoppin’ on Halloweenafternoon on Montana Avenue. Tie on yourSuperman cape, don your Jason mask, orslip into that Wonder Woman outfit.Whoever or whatever you’re coming as thisyear, do it with style on Santa Monica’s toni-est retail destination. There will be trick-or-treating for the kids and shopping for thegrown-ups. This event is free.
ICE AT SANTA MONICA GRAND OPENINGNOVEMBER 8TH FROM 6 P.M. – 10 P.M.
Dust off your skates and kick off the 11thseason of ICE at Santa Monica at the cornerof Arizona Avenue and Fifth Street. The freeGrand Opening bash will feature a perform-ance by some of California’s elite skaters, DJdance jams, food from local restaurants, and,of course, swirling faux snowfall above the8,000-square-foot rink. And make the seasonbright for an underprivileged child by bring-ing a new unwrapped gift or gift card to sup-port the PAL Best Gift Ever Toy Drive. Thefun lasts through January 15, 2018.
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As you can see, there’s a lot to love inSanta Monica this fall. Skip the tricks andtreat yourself to something special. HappyHalloween — and happy autumn!
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write a 700-word rave about it?The production is called “Feathers of
Fire, A Persian Epic,” and epic it is. If it werea collection of the folklore of Germany, itmight have been written by the BrothersGrimm in the 19th century. But instead it ispart of a 60-thousand verse compendiumput together by a Persian poet more than1,000 years ago.
Now an artist named Hamid Rahmanianhas conceived, written and adapted,designed and directed one of its traditionallove stories for the enjoyment of 21st centu-ry theater-goers.
It begins with the love story and marriageof a beautiful young woman
to a powerful minor king in Persia. Butshe does not survive the trauma of givingbirth to their son, and the distraught king ishorrified to see that the baby has been bornwith a full head of white hair standing outfrom his scalp like a crown of feathers.
Unwilling to accept this strange child, thefather takes him into the wilderness andabandons him there. But the boy is soon“adopted” by a wondrous magical bird whomothers him until he reaches manhood, atwhich time he goes off to meet his father andlearn the ways of men.
On his journey, however, he sees a beauti-ful young woman, Rudabeh, and like hisfather before him, he falls in love instantly.She, of course, responds to him immediatelyand they begin to plan their wedding.
But, like Romeo and Juliet, they findthemselves enmeshed in the long-standingfeud between their two families. So he, Zaul,goes off to implore the Great King to givehim permission to marry his love. And onthe way he is aided by all manner of fantas-tic mythical creatures: a fire-belching drag-on, a four-legged monster that resembles arabid dog, etc.
The story is simple and predictable. Itsuniqueness lies in its presentation, whichinvolves the efforts of eight hidden actors,160 shadow puppets, and 15 spectacularmasks and costumes. In addition, there is abackground consisting of a 15 by 30-foot
screen, and the continuously projectedgraphics that are gorgeous enough to war-rant being shown as a single gallery exhibitall by themselves. The story and the graphicsare there to enhance the activities of the truestars of this sensational production: theshadow puppets.
They are like no other puppets you’ve everseen. They are not Pinocchio puppets withlong strings attached. Nor are they likeBalinese shadow puppets, made of a flat mate-rial and moving in a static manner. These areheavy black silhouettes digitally enhanced sothat they are able to move their heads andevery other part of their bodies in every direc-tion, down to the little fingers on their hands.And the actors who manipulate them alsoprovide the voices for the plummy dialogue.
As for the graphics, they present variouscolorful landscapes, fields of brilliantlyblooming flowers, mountains and trees, softclouds moving slowly across the sky, and fan-tasy clouds made out of loops and squiggles,like a Paisley print. The palaces are filled withstately columns and exotic chandeliers. Andmost spectacular of all are the costumes andheaddresses based on authentic Persiandesigns and bursting with psychedelic colors.
Most amazing, however, was the behaviorof the audience. Many people brought chil-dren to this production, aged from aboutfour, and they came bustling into the theaterin a roar, shouting and squeaking in theirseats, as children will. But the instant theshow started, the theater became so quietthat you might have thought it was empty.And through the entire presentation youcould have heard a pin drop.
Maybe the kids, too, were holding theirbreath.
“Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic” openedFriday, October 20th, for a limited run. Itwill continue Tuesdays through Fridays at7:30pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2pmand 7:30pm through Sunday, October 29th,at the beautiful Wallis Annenberg Center forthe Performing Arts, 9390 North SantaMonica Blvd., in Beverly Hills.
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neighbors in all corner of the city to learnabout the rich traditions of Dia de LosMuertos and to remember our kin throughsong, dance, beautiful art, pan de muertoand more to be discovered.”
Starting today, local high school studentswill display art at the Santa Monica HighSchool Roberts Art Gallery at 601 Pico Blvd.The opening reception runs from 5 – 7 p.m.and showcases art from the local community.
On Saturday, Oct. 28, the EdisonLanguage Academy will host its annual fallfestival including homemade tamales, music,crafts and tours. Students have been workingall month to create altar displays. Visitorscan purchase tickets at the festival for carni-val rides, food, games and activities. The fes-tival runs from 1 – 5 p.m. at the EdisonLanguage Academy at 2402 Virginia Avenue.
Wednesday, Nov. 1, there will be sugarskull decorating at the Fairview BranchLibrary at 2101 Ocean Park Blvd. Free tick-ets are available 30 minutes before the pro-gram begins at 4 p.m. There is limited spaceso show up early!
Thursday, Nov. 2, the Main Library willscreen the documentary Noche de Animas,which documents celebrations inTzintzuntzan, Mexico. The filmmakers willbe present to answer questions after thescreening. The bilingual event runs from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and is open to all ages.Also on Thursday, the Pico Youth and
Family Center will have performances andworkshops. The event runs from 6 – 9 p.m.at 715 Pico Blvd.
On Saturday, Nov. 4, Familias LatinasUnidas hosts a celebration from 9 a.m. tonoon at Virginia Avenue Park. All ages arewelcome to visit the altar, enjoy traditionalpan dulce and hot chocolate, and decorate acalavera mask at the Thelma Terry Building.
Woodlawn Ceremony hosts its Dia de losMuertos event on Saturday, Nov. 4 fromnoon to 3 p.m. with folklorico dancers fromthe Grandeza Mexicana Folk BalletCompany and musicians with Trio Bolero.Performer and educator Martin Espino willtalk about myths, legends, music and poetry.Artist Mario Mesquita will engage attendeesin artful dialogue around cultural traditionsand the ways people honor loved ones andtheir ancestors. Artist Aldo Cruz will haveone of his altar creations on display.
The family owned Los Tamaleros foodtruck and The Churro Company will selltamales, tacos, churros and agua frescas.
The cemetery is located at 1847 14thStreet. Free parking will be available at theSanta Monica College lot located on thesouth side of Pico Blvd between 16th and17th Streets. An ADA compliant shuttle willrun between the lot and the cemetery start-ing an hour before the event.
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ent version. And then I might sing a few lines,Autry-style, to demonstrate the contrast.
Wait. You’re admitting to torturing yourkids?
This was part of car rides with Dad if youwere one of my two rugrats (growing up atseparate times). Was I brainwashing them?Of course, but they loved it. Gene Autry, thatwas obscure information, music trivia, file itaway, but the game they relished was NameThat Band. Easier than Name That Tune,and they delighted in getting it right, quickas can be, in seconds or often less. I wouldimmediately celebrate their correct answerwith a whoop, awriiiiight! or high five.
We might be riding along, talking aboutsomething, then a new song would come onand I’d quickly crank it up and challenge --Who’s that!? After a while, I didn’t even haveto prompt, they would just call it out.Sometimes the song title too, but moreimportant was to recognize a style identifi-able to a band or vocalist. Pretty subtle stuff.But it’s the kind of learning kids are great at,if you give them the chance.
IT WAS A GAMEThat was also a kick for me, but one that
I hoped would give them a challenging butfun introduction to a deeper, discerning lis-tening to music, that might open up a worldI had discovered, filled with soul-enrichingtreasures. Anyone can enjoy a bouncing Dr.John song, but if you know something of hispersonal history and the rich, varied NewOrleans tradition he came from, you’re get-ting even more out of it.
I might also throw out to my little captivelistener a quick comment on FleetwoodMac’s famous rhythm section, or their orig-inal incarnation as a really cool British bluesband with a parade of talented guitarists, orhow to listen for signature guitar tones onany song that might instantly give a clue asto who was playing. But I was always carefulnot to make it a dull academic exercise.Quick bursts of fun little facts.
I can now report that it worked. Both mykids have enjoyed a life enriched by all sortsof music, and my daughter graduated fromUCLA last year with a degree in ethnomusi-cology that she almost immediately turnedinto a job in the music biz, as a music curatorfor a small but very cool international Britishcompany, health insurance, 401K, paid vacay,oh yeah. My son was program director of hishigh school (!) radio station and had a showunder the name of Christafari; he did notpursue it professionally but was known to allhis friends for his passion for music and hugereggae LP collection.
WHAT I MEANTBy leading off with the Autry song title
was, it looks like I’m back in the saddle ofwriting about music again (after 44 yearsoff-and-on, then 5 years abstaining), sincethis is the second installment of the now-weekly “Noteworthy” column, everyThursday. Is there enough music stuff towrite about every week? P’foo. You bet. WillI be able to survive back-to-back all-nightersto crank it out every week followingWednesday’s “Curious City” effort? Well,we’ll see about that.
Before I leave Gene Autry on the dustytrail, I would suggest you read one of severalbios of him, or at least some short biograph-
ical sketch. Fascinating career. None otherthan Will Rogers heard him singing andurged him to go professional, after he gotfired for strumming and humming on thejob as a young telegraph operator. Besidesowning the Anaheim Angels baseball team,he was VP of the American League from1983 until his death in ‘98, in Studio City.His epitaph read, "America's FavoriteCowboy... American Hero, Philanthropist,Patriot and Veteran, Movie Star, Singer,Composer, Baseball Fan and Owner, 33rdDegree Mason, Media Entrepreneur, LovingHusband, Gentleman". He flew dangerousmissions over the Himalayas during WWII.He had a media empire and sold KTLA-TVin ‘82 for $245M. He made nearly 100movies, nearly 100 episodes of his TV series,and recorded 640 songs, half of which hewrote or co-wrote. He could have had a probaseball career but turned it down for hisrailroad job (free train trips). His recordssold more than 100M copies. He’s the onlyperson with stars in all five categories on theHollywood Walk of Fame. He sang laborsongs, hillbilly tunes and blues, and wasawarded the very first Gold Record. Hewrote “Here Comes Santa Claus.”
BLUEGRASS AND CLASSICAL GASYes, I know I used that line last week, but
I have to keep the Mason Williams fanshappy. (Who knows what else he was knownfor? Send me your answer, but no googling!See how much useless information you getfrom my columns?)
I did it, lounged on the blue grass of ReedPark in the gathering twilight last Saturdayand heard some dang fine greengrass musicby Devitt Feeley’s Acoustic Carnaval.
Whenever you see his name on somegroup (he’s part of several), just go. You’ll beglad you did.
Then I walked the six blocks to the FirstPresbyterian Church downtown for the sea-son opener for the innovative JacarandaGroup. I’ve now seen a few concerts by themover the last few years and while I’ve enjoyedothers more, this one lived up to their high-est standards of composition and perform-ance. And how often do you see the compos-er pulled out of the audience for a bow? Imean, Sibelius is really good, but he’s dead.I’m excited to see the rest of their seasonunfold, and I will keep you posted.
RECOMMENDED: For you rockers (of any age),great two-day festival, very mixed bag, out-standing bands, at the waterfront in SanPedro this weekend. The Growlers, YeahYeah Yeahs, Bad Brains, Butthole Surfers,Tinariwen, B-52s, Hepcat, Fear, Big Sandy,Sly and Robbie, the Weirdos, the Warlocks,more. $66 for one day, $150 for two. I’d bethere if I wasn’t out of town this weekend.
For you calmer souls, try the seasonopening performance of the KaleidoscopeChamber Orchestra, Sunday 2 p.m. at thesame First Pres Church on 2nd Street. ABrandenburg program. Pay what you can.
LYRIC OF THE WEEK: “Human kindness is over-flowing, and I think it’s going to rain today.”-- Randy Newman (“So Long, Dad”)
SPECIAL NOTE: Happy 32nd anniversary todayto my amazing wife Dian.
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and Savories in Santa Monica Place, FarmerMai Nguyen, a pioneer in the local heritagegrain movement, handed out one Sonorawheat seed to every person in attendance.
This seed is symbolic of a new move-ment: Southern California farmers, bakers,millers and consumers are coming togetherto bring back native and heritage grains, inhopes of creating a sustainable local econo-my around them.
In her conference wrap-up remarks, FarmerMai asked everyone to plant that seed as anemblem of their own involvement in thisyoung, developing market. Grow it out and passthe seed on, she suggested, to represent our per-sonal involvement in building the movement.
Planted in a pot on my patio, mine is now6 inches tall, boasting 4 grass blades so far.
The birth of any movement, be it agricul-tural or civil rights, is both exhilarating andchallenging and this movement is a fragileentity that could easily be derailed if the eco-nomics do not work out.
That was one of the many issues dis-cussed at the Grain Conference. Others con-cerned the complexities of baking with thesewhole grain flours, pricing them so that con-sumers can afford them and farmers can stillmake a living, and accepting that not all bak-ers will want to use 100 percent whole grainflour, but might want add a smaller percent-age, so can it still be called “whole grain?”
Since approximately 2013, a number oflocal farmers have been experimenting withthe kinds of grains that were once native toCalifornia during the family farm days. But asmonoculture and mega-farms began takingover the global commodity wheat market,Sonora, Red Fife, Yecora Rojo, Glenn, rye, bar-ley and other varieties fell into a black hole.
The commodity market’s goal is to createhigh-yield, low-cost harvests, selling most ofthe grain for use as animal food in the rest ofthe world while the rest is stripped of its mostnutritious plant parts and used in processedfoods, which in turn need to be enrichedwith additives. Add in farm subsidies to cor-porate farms, high intensity fertilizer andpesticide use, and there’s no way for a small,sustainable family farmer to compete.
So over the years, wheat in Californiabecame just a cover crop, something to keepweeds from taking over fallow fields, and beingplowed under to restore nutrients to the soil.
But in Southern California a group offarmers and bakers have stepped up to theplate to try and restore these grains to theirformer glory: Alex Weiser (Weiser FamilyFarms), Jon Hammond (Linda Vista Ranch),Andrea Crawford (Roan Mills/KenterCanyon Farms) and Sonoko Sakai(renowned for her buckwheat soba), LarryKandarian (Kandarian Farms), Mai Nguyen(Farmer Mai), Nate Siemens (Fat Uncle
Farms) and even local home growers andbakers, such as Dana Morgan of WestchesterCommunity Garden, Roe Sie of The KingsRoost in Silver Lake and others.
They’re dry-farming wheat, growing itsustainably with no irrigation other thanrain, sending it off to millers who grind itand sell the flour to bakers who are experi-menting with the unique properties of thesewhole-grain, stone ground flours. In turn,they are creating delicious, nutritious arti-sanal whole grain sourdough and otherbreads, pastries, porridges, grain bowls andmore for consumers to enjoy.
Retaining its bran, germ and endosperm,wheat is a high-protein, high-fiber power-house that in itself could be considered a com-plete food. Man actually could live on breadalone, provided the flour hasn’t been strippedof its nutrients and is prepared properly.
Each flour reacts uniquely to weatherconditions, the amount of hydration, lengthof baking time, and artisanal bakers acrossSouthern California are learning how tomanage these variables, in the process creat-ing baked goods that not only taste deliciousbut are healthier to consume.
Hats off to Rose Lawrence at Manuela inDowntown LA, to Roxana Jullapat of Friendsand Family in Silver Lake, Lodge Bread inCulver City and other brave local bakers whoare paving a path for the use of these flours.
Infrastructure is a major issue: harvesterscost hundreds of thousands of dollars, wheatmust be cleaned before it can be milled,stone ground millers are not easily foundand the cost of the final product can seemprohibitive to consumers.
While Northern California has alreadycreated a local infrastructure, our SouthernCalifornia market is still in the process ofsetting up. Nan Kohler of Grist and Toll inPasadena has become the go-to miller formost of our local farmers.
Andrea Crawford of Kenter CanyonFarms and Roan Mills, says she’s willing tosacrifice profit for a breakeven scenario toget the movement up and running, but thatcan’t last forever. She grows and mills herown grains, bakes and makes her own breadand pastas for sale at her bakery in Fillmoreand at Santa Monica and HollywoodFarmers Markets; she sells flour as well.
But if the goods are not priced right, con-sumers will not be willing to pay the costs,which really don’t cover all the steps involvedin bringing such products to market.
This burgeoning movement needs a fewfaithful friends, farmers, bakers, buyers andbelievers to keep it going and to create theconditions for it to remain sustainable foreveryone involved.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 401calls for service on Oct. 23.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.Disturbance Of The Peace Intersection18th / Pico 12:45 a.m.Drunk Driving Investigation 1500 Block2nd 12:56 a.m.Suspicious Person 1400 Block 2nd 1:09 a.m.Threats Report/Investigations 2100 BlockVirginia 1:51 a.m.Person Down Intersection Cloverfield /Colorado 1:57 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 1100 Block 7th2:35 a.m.Auto Burglary Report 800 Block 3rd 4:27 a.m.Auto Burglary Just Occurred 800 Block3rd 5:25 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 800 Block 6th5:55 a.m.Disturbance At A Business 700 BlockMontana 6:08 a.m.Report Of Shots Fired 2300 Block 33rd6:21 a.m.Report Of Shots Fired 3300 Block Pearl6:24 a.m.Report Of Shots Fired 2300 Block 33rd St6:55 a.m.Trespassing 1500 Block 4th 6:56 a.m.Suspicious Person Intersection 2nd /Santa Monica 7:04 a.m.Health & Safety Code Violation 1200Block Yale 7:11 a.m.Trespassing 200 Block Broadway 7:15 a.m.Trespassing 1700 Block Cloverfield 7:18 a.m.Grand Theft Report 2600 Block Lincoln7:25 a.m.Suspicious Circumstances 1300 BlockPrinceton 7:27 a.m.Auto Burglary Report 700 Block SantaMonica 7:44 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 1000 BlockBroadway 8:06 a.m.Trespassing 1500 Block Pico 8:24 a.m.Health & Safety Code Violation 1500Block PCH 8:28 a.m.
Suspicious Person 1000 Block 5th St 8:33 a.m.Missing Person 1900 Block Pico Blvd 8:51 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 1800 BlockOcean Front Walk 8:54 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 2000 BlockSanta Monica 08:54 a.m.Threats Report/Investigations 600 BlockSanta Monica 09:04 a.m.Bike Theft Report 100 Block Broadway09:21 a.m.Loitering 1600 Block 19th St 09:29 a.m.Stolen Vehicle 2700 Block Barnard Way09:29 a.m.Suspicious Person 1800 Block 18th 09:31 a.m.Identity Theft 100 Block Wilshire 09:35 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 800 BlockArizona 09:38 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 2300 BlockOcean 10:04 a.m.Battery Just Occurred 1700 BlockCloverfield 10:09 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 800 BlockWilshire 10:11 a.m.Sexual Assault 1700 Block Ocean 10:19 a.m.Vehicle Parked On Sidewalk 2500 Block4th 10:21 a.m.Disturbance Of The Peace 1600 BlockOcean 10:27 a.m.Auto Burglary Report 900 Block 14th10:36 a.m.Disturbance At A Business 600 BlockWilshire 10:42 a.m.Suspicious Vehicle 800 Block Hill 10:52 a.m.Threats Report/Investigations 1600 Block17th 10:52 a.m.Suspicious Person 3400 Block Pearl10:58 a.m.Disturbance At A Business 1200 Block 3rdStreet Prom 11:10 a.m.Burglary Report 500 Block Palisades 11:16 a.m.Loitering 2800 Block Main 11:29 a.m.Grand Theft Report 1200 Block Montana11:31 a.m.Encampment 2300 Block Lincoln 11:36 a.m.Disturbance At A Business 2900 BlockMain 11:43 a.m.Violation Of Restraining Order 3400Block Ocean Park 11:48 a.m.Health & Safety Code Violation 2800Block Main 11:52 a.m.Traffic Hazard Intersection Cloverfield /Santa Monica 11:56 a.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 30 calls for
service on Oct. 23.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.EMS 2000 Block 14th 3:42 a.m.EMS 300 Block Santa Monica 5:01 a.m.EMS 1300 Block 15th 7:34 a.m.EMS 14000 Block 10th 8:12 a.m.
EMS 800 Block Ozone 8:19 a.m.EMS 1200 Block 6th 10:42 a.m.EMS 1400 Block Ocean 10:44 a.m.EMS 1300 Block 3rd Street Prom 12:33 a.m.EMS 13000 Block 20th 1:17 p.m.EMS 3000 Block Highland 1:41 p.m.EMS 1100 Block 11th 1:46 p.m.EMS 1400 Block Lincoln 2:15 p.m.EMS Intersection Lincoln / Pico 4:02 p.m.EMS 1300 Block 20th 4:07 p.m.EMS 1600 Block Stewart 4:10 p.m.EMS 1600 Block Santa Monica 6:49 p.m.EMS 1100 Block Pico 7:14 p.m.EMS 2400 Block Wilshire 8:27 p.m.
Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
ON OCTOBER 15, AT ABOUT 6:01 P.M.Officers responded to a radio call for service at the Apple Store – 1415 3rd StreetPromenade – regarding a petty theft suspect in custody. Officers determined the suspectentered the store selected several headphones from the sales floor. The subject con-cealed the merchandise in a bag he was carrying. The subject walked out of the storewithout paying for the merchandise. Loss Prevention Staff detained the subject forpolice arrival. The store was desirous of prosecution. The suspect was taken into custody.Richard Won Eo, 23, from Los Angeles was issued a citation for petty theft.
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es on a case that Marshall tried early in hiscareer as an attorney for the NAACP. Thefilm provides great insight into the traits thatpropelled him to the heights of the USJustice system.
One of Marshall’s great-grandfathers wasborn in the Congo, captured by slave tradersand shipped to the US. His grandfather wasalso a slave. His father was a railroad porterand his mother a teacher. Marshall was bornin Baltimore in 1908. He graduated earlyfrom high school and went to LincolnUniversity with the goal of becoming alawyer. His classmates included poetLangston Hughes and musician CabCalloway. In the beginning he was not themost serious student, a participant in many
college pranks. Then he became a star on thedebate team and joined a sit-in against segre-gation at a local movie theatre. Hughes laterdescribed his classmate as “rough and ready,loud and wrong.” Marshall was unable toapply to his first choice for law school, theUniversity of Maryland School of Law,because of their segregation policy, so heattended Howard University where he grad-uated first in his class. He started a privatelaw practice in Baltimore, and in 1934 beganhis 25-year affiliation with the NAACP.
This biographical film plays as a psycho-logical/ sociological mystery thriller. It’sbased on a real case that Marshall tried forthe NAACP, in which he represented a blackman accused of rape and attempted murderby a white female socialite. Although thestory covers only one case in Marshall’scareer, it provides deep insight into his per-sonality and principles.
Chadwick Bozeman noted that the film’sscript contained140 pages, yet the shoot wasfinished in 30 days. Director ReginaldHudlin had to know exactly what he wantedin order to shoot this complex story so expe-diently. The movie employs visual conceptsto convey thoughts and settings. Theseglimpses tell a dramatic story in pictures – atapestry of history, vision and color…anangry white man’s clenched jaw on thecourthouse stairs, Marshall’s polished shoesas he walks purposefully down the building’smarbled floor. The film’s extraordinaryediting never drops a beat from beginning toend. The musical score sets up the timeperiod and provides a human element to thecold courtroom. The chemistry betweenBozeman and Josh Gad, who playsMarshall’s counterpart “Sam Friedman,” isexceptional. Kate Hudson as the socialitehas produced some of her best work ever.
Chadwick Bozeman is perfectly cast asMarshall. Bozeman really “gets” the inherentfeisty personality and strength of convictionwith which his character was endowed, traitsthat allowed him to never back down fromdefending what he believed to be right.Bozeman was able to capture the confidencethat allowed Marshall to avoid letting thestatus of being black in America affect theway he carried himself. Thurgood Marshall,luckily for us, was above all a human beingwho reused to be defined by what othersthought he should be.
KKAATTHHRRYYNN WWHHIITTNNEEYY BBOOOOLLEE has spent most ofher life in the entertainment industry, which isthe backdrop for remarkable adventures withextraordinary people. She is a Talent Managerwith Studio Talent Group in Santa [email protected]. For previously publishedreviews see https://kwboole.wordpress.com
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